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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: What was that? on October 17, 2009, 05:54:49 PM

Title: Humber Bay, Sat 17-10-09
Post by: What was that? on October 17, 2009, 05:54:49 PM
Gentle walk around accompanied by my dearest (I am her cheapest).
We saw (and a couple of decent shots, mainly identification level only) -
Yellow rumped warblers at water level (nearly, but not quite, got some nice shots)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4020588194/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4020588194/)
Song sparrows, Field sparrow, Savannah sparrow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4019837121/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4019837121/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4020593190/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4020593190/)
Ring billed gulls, Herring gulls, killdeer,
Hooded merganser, Mallards, Gadwalls ,American Black ducks (at last), Can Goose
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4020579798/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4020579798/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4020583110/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4020583110/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4020581508/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4020581508/)
Cardinals (M/F), Blue Jay
Mockingbirds
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4019830467/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4019830467/)
Golden crowned kinglets (many), Am Goldfinchs,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4020600356/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4020600356/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4019823293/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4019823293/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4019825107/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4019825107/)

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Very happy to be seeing more stuff - at the speed I walk. I just can't do the slowdown thing, it kills me.
Graham.
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Post by: Moira on October 17, 2009, 07:23:01 PM
Good day Graham.  I really like the mockingbird shot.  I haven't seen one yet.
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Post by: Bird Brain on October 17, 2009, 07:52:31 PM
Quote from: "Moira"
I really like the mockingbird shot.
That photo is my favourite one also.

:)
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Post by: What was that? on October 18, 2009, 01:34:51 PM
Only the second and third ones I have seen (first being at Col Sam Smith park, where it perched on top of a tree 20ft away, I saw two at Humber Bay).
All three seemed to be remarkably unafraid, great for photography.

a PM from Dave corrected me. The Field Sparrow is an immature white crowned sparrow - many thanks, pretty bird nevertheless.
Happy to be corrected, it's all learning and fun.
Graham
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Post by: gb_eh on October 18, 2009, 06:53:31 PM
I went to humber bay this morning what a great day.. There were plenty of mocking birds.. more than i've every seen in one place.. I think some were young ones, any way as you said they were not timid at all which provided lots of photo ops..  

Quote from: "What was that?"
Only the second and third ones I have seen (first being at Col Sam Smith park, where it perched on top of a tree 20ft away, I saw two at Humber Bay).
All three seemed to be remarkably unafraid, great for photography.

a PM from Dave corrected me. The Field Sparrow is an immature white crowned sparrow - many thanks, pretty bird nevertheless.
Happy to be corrected, it's all learning and fun.
Graham